How to remove all text boxes in Word

Text boxes in Word documents are useful for highlighting specific sections of text or for creating a specific layout. However, there may come a time when you need to remove all text boxes from a document, whether for reformatting purposes or to simplify the document's structure. Manually deleting each text box can be tedious, especially in lengthy documents.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through efficient methods to remove all text boxes in Word, helping you streamline your document editing process.

Manually remove text boxes one by one
Remove text box border and keep text
Easily remove all text boxes with the option to keep text using Kutools for Word
Remove all text boxes (text cannot be kept) using VBA code

Manually remove text boxes one by one

If you only need to remove one or two text boxes, follow these steps:

1. Click inside the text box, press Ctrl + C to copy the text, then click outside the text box and press Ctrl + V to paste the text in the document. ( Skip this step if you don’t want to keep the text.)
2. Click the border of the text box and press Delete to remove it.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each text box you want to remove.

Remove text box border and keep text

If you want to remove just the border of a text box without deleting it, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the border of the text box and select "Format Shape".
2. In the Format Shape pane, under the "Line" section, choose the "No Line" option.

   

Easily remove all text boxes with the option to keep text using Kutools for Word

Kutools for Word simplifies the process of removing text boxes. Unlike Word’s manual methods, Kutools allows you to remove all text boxes while either keeping their content or deleting both the boxes and the content.

1. Click "Kutools" > "Remove" > "Remove All Text Boxes".

   

2. In the Remove All Text Boxes dialog:
   • To keep the text, check "Just remove text box, and keep the text", then click "OK".
   • To remove both text boxes and content, uncheck the option and click "OK".

     

3. A confirmation box will show how many text boxes were removed. Click "OK".

   

Remove all text boxes (text cannot be kept) using VBA code

If your document has many text boxes and you don't need to keep the text, using VBA is an efficient option. Here's how:

1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA window.
2. Click "Insert" > "Module", then paste the following code:

   Sub Test()
   Dim oShp As Word.Shape
   Dim i As Long
   For i = ActiveDocument.Shapes.Count To 1 Step -1
   Set oShp = ActiveDocument.Shapes(i)
   If oShp.Type = msoTextBox Then
   oShp.Delete
   End If
   Next i
   End Sub

   Note: This VBA code can only remove drawing text boxes.

3. Click "Run" or press F5 to execute the code.

Demo: Easily remove text boxes without removing text in Word

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